In a significant development, Moderna’s CEO Stéphane Bancel said, it is unlikely that existing COVID-19 vaccines will be effective against the Omicron COVID-19 variant. With Bancel’s comments reaching the market, crude oil futures shed more than a dollar, the Nikkei gave… Read More ›
In a statement Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said, Canberra will soon introduce legislation to make social media giants provide details of users who post defamatory comments. The development comes at a time when the Australian government is looking to… Read More ›
On Wednesday, in a statement New Zealand said, it will continue to keep its borders closed to most international travellers for five more months. New Zealand’s geographic isolation, along with some of the strictest pandemic rules among OECD nations, has… Read More ›
On Monday, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said, international tourists will be able to enter Australia from December 1; the development marks the restart of international travel to the country, boosting its economy. In May 2020, Australia shut its international… Read More ›
On Thursday, in a significant development, Taiwan opened an embassy in Lithuania in a diplomatic breakthrough, brushing aside Chinese opposition to the move. In August, China had demanded that Lithuania withdraw its ambassador to Beijing saying it would recall its… Read More ›
In a statement on Wednesday, Australia’s Home Affairs minister Karen Andrews said, Canberra has toughened foreign interference rules for its universities aimed at stopping self-censorship on campuses and the covert transfer of sensitive technology. Foreign interference guidelines will protect universities… Read More ›
While the pledge to phase out coal gained the support of 23 more countries at the U.N. climate conference in Glasgow, big users of coal, the dirtiest of fuels, shunned the move. The COP26 summit aims to find ways to… Read More ›
On Friday, in a statement the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) said, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, the country’s largest lender has pleaded guilty to 30 criminal charges for mis-selling consumer credit insurance between 2011 and 2015. The scrutiny… Read More ›
The GFG Alliance has agreed to a debt restructuring deal with Credit Suisse for its Australian steel and coal mining assets; it has also announced plans to inject $68 million (50 million pounds) in restarting its Rotherham electric furnace in the… Read More ›
On Friday, in a statement Australian Minister for Trade Dan Tehan said, trade talks with the European Union have been postponed. The development comes in the wake of Canberra deciding to cancel a $40 billion submarine deal with France. Last… Read More ›
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